Fund provides for county's foster children

This year’s shopping project for volunteers from three local churches came to a close on Friday.

That’s the day when county foster parents came to Macedonia Lutheran Church to pick up Christmas presents for the foster children. It’s part of the Foster Children’s Christmas Fund.

Each year, volunteers from Macedonia Lutheran, Blessed Sacrament Catholic and Holy Comforter Episcopal work off wish lists put together by local foster kids. They get started in September.

On Friday morning, foster parents came to the gynasium at Macedonia to pick up the gifts to be wrapped and placed under the tree on Christmas morning.

Barbie dolls and video games were all over this year’s lists. One volunteer from Holy Comforter Church went to several stores to make sure a child got the “Cars” pajamas on their list.

You can help by donating to the Foster Children’s Christmas Fund through Love Enough to Share, the annual Times-News fundraiser that benefits six local charities during the holidays.

Along with the Foster Children’s Christmas Fund, Love Enough to Share also benefits Residential Treatment Services of Alamance’s Santa’s Helper program, the National Alliance on Mental Illness’ Operation Santa Claus, Christmas Cheer, The Salvation Army Shoes with Love program and the Arc of Alamance County’s ArChristmas Fund.

This year’s goal is $50,000. Every penny goes directly to the charities.

To participate in Love Enough to Share, look for the coupon with stories that will appear in the Times-News through the holidays.

Fill out the form and return it to the Times-News, Attn: Love Enough to Share, P.O. Box 481, Burlington, N.C. 27216. Contributions can also be dropped off at the newspaper office at 707 S. Main St.

Checks should be made out to the individual charities. The Times-News will send a complimentary card to honorees or, in the case of memorial contributions, to the family. Contributors will also be recognized in the newspaper, unless they request anonymity.